Originally Posted by
Shaolindynasty
I had a blast. As for my expectations, I went in kind of nuetral. I've wanted to go to shaolin since i was a kid but with so much coverage in recent years from kungfu taichi magazine and other sources like american shaolin and monk from brooklyn I think I went in with a more realistic view of what the temple was and could be.
I tryed to downplay it in my mind but when i got to the front court yard for the first time I was electric. I had goosebumps all over and was so excited i had to fight back tears lol.
Anyway the thing that shocked me was how peaceful the temple felt even when th tourists were there. I heard tourism complaints before i got there but shaolin has little tourism compared to other temples in china.
As for training I new what to expect as I've been training with Shi Yanju and his instructors. It was more of the same only more intense.
Gene,
Taizhu is an awesome form, I drilled it so much at shaolin I think I can do it in my sleep lol